DENVER (KDVR) — After the Denver Nuggets lost in seven games to the eventual champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, many analysts and fans alike were wondering how the Nuggets would respond in the offseason to address the team's needs to remain a contender for the near future.

The Nuggets' newly established front office has been active early this offseason, making aggressive trades and bringing in some key free agents, which have seen the Nuggets' title odds for next season take a significant jump.

There is still plenty of time for things to change around the league, but at the moment, the Nuggets have ascended to the second-highest title odds at +800, trailing only the Thunder, who have +250 odds, according to Bleacher Report.

What has changed for the organization?

In almost every department, the Nuggets have deployed new personnel.

David Adelman passed his audition as interim head coach in the playoffs and was installed as the full-time head coach shortly after the Thunder series. To strengthen the coaching staff, he brought in assistant coaches J.J. Barea and Rodney Billups.

Barea is an NBA champion who played 14 seasons in the NBA, and Billups, the younger brother of Chauncey Billups, who formerly coached at the University of Denver and the University of Colorado Boulder.

The front office is operating in an unorthodox manner, with two roles in what would normally be performed as one.

Interim general manager Ben Tenzer was promoted to executive vice president of basketball operations, and Minnesota’s Jonathan Wallace was brought in to serve as the executive vice president of player personnel.

The team was able to retain most of its core players in the offseason, but a day of big trades and free agent signings has the Nuggets' roster looking much different than last season.

The flurry of moves was kick-started with the trade of Michael Porter Jr and a 2032 unprotected first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for sharpshooter Cam Johnson, who will provide a steady scoring presence without needing too many touches of the ball, but can create his own shot if needed.

This trade moved the Nuggets out of the luxury tax, first apron.

That was followed up by the announcement that the Nuggets signed Bruce Brown, a former NBA champion with the Nuggets, to a one-year deal. Brown is expected to be a key part of the rotation and provide the same type of energy as he did in his first stint with the Nuggets.

Not too long after, the franchise announced that Dario Saric was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for center Jonas Valanciunas. Finding a center to fill in the minutes with Jokic has been a struggle for this Nuggets team at times, but Valanciunas provides a punch of scoring and rebounding, nearly averaging a double-double for his career.

The final move of the day was made when the Nuggets signed free agent Tim Hardaway Jr to a one-year deal. The Nuggets shot the least amount of threes per game last season, and the quick trigger Hardaway will help alleviate some of the team's three-point woes.

While he technically didn't sign this offseason, the Nuggets have a new player in the form of DaRon Holmes II, who missed the entirety of last season with an Achilles injury he picked up in his Summer League debut as a member of the Nuggets.

He was taken by the team in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft with the No. 22 overall pick.